Clause 4
Energy Bill
1:00 pm
Malcolm Wicks (Minister of State (Energy), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; Croydon North, Labour)
On the Government side of the Committee there is probably a hackneyed new clause 4 quip, but I will not make it. The clause makes provision for the Secretary of State to make regulations under the negative procedure, which will set out who can apply for a licence, requirements that must be satisfied by or in relation to the licence applicant, how the application for a licence must be made and the information that an application must contain any accompanying documents. Additionally the regulations under the clause may require the payment of an application fee, which will be assessed in line with the Treasury’s fees and charges guidance. That is in line with our other licensing regimes such as for oil and gas licensing under the Petroleum Act 1998.